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A Message from the Dean

spacer "When I visited here, I knew this was where I wanted to go to college."

That is a statement we often hear from students and alumni as they describe their first memorable visit to the College of Arts and Sciences. Thank you for visiting us on the Web.

We like to say that the College of Arts and Sciences is how college was intended to be -- a place where thinking and learning isspacer exciting, where you will find your window to the world and your place in it, and where you will meet a diverse group of classmates, many of whom will become your lifelong friends and colleagues.

Whether you are interested in the mysteries of the galaxies, hidden secrets of ancient Native American dwellings, new discoveries of the human mind, or the literature of the South, the College of Arts and Sciences offers you rich territory to explore.

Robert F. Olin, Ph.D
Dean, College of Arts and Science

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News in the College

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Origins of Information Overload Explored By Historian Michael Mendle - If you are in Washington, D.C. this season, be sure to visit Dr. Michael Mendle’s exhibit at the famous Folger Shakespeare Library.  Mendle, a professor in the Department of History, has co-curated “Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print” which is open through February.  It explores the ways in which individuals in early modern Europe relied upon pen and paper to negotiate what is now referred to as “information overload.”

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MLK Lecture Series Welcomes Religion Expert and Fulbright Scholar M.V. Krishnayya - An award-winning religion expert from India’s Andhra University will discuss two of the world’s best-known promoters of peace, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series.

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spacer Textbook Edition Honors Nontraditional Alumna - A special memorial edition of the textbook “The World is a Text” has been dedicated to Sylvia Brent Elliott, a College of Arts and Sciences alumna, who died in July 2005, shortly upon finishing her master of fine arts degree at the age of 67.

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More News

  • Freshman with Perfect ACT Score Calls the College of Arts and Sciences Home
  • North America’s 218 Rivers Explored In Award-Winning Book
  • Anonymous Charitable Foundation Turns $250,000 into $500,000 for Art Scholarships
  • Spanish Outreach Program Meets Growing Demand in Tuscaloosa
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Events and Performances

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Over 750 performances, exhibitions, lectures, and readings are presented each year in the College of Arts and Sciences. The majority of these are open to the public.

A listing of all College events can be obtained at The University of Alabama Crimson Calendar by selecting the Arts and Sciences search option.

College Calendars

  • Department of Theatre and Dance
  • School of Music
  • The Bankhead Endowed Visiting Writers Series/Department of English
  • The Bankhead Endowed Lecture Series in History/Department of History